"One member of the European Parliament and a handful of their advisors and assistants started a free software group last Saturday, aiming to increase the use of Free and open source software in the European Parliament's IT infrastructure. The user group is open to all who work in the European Parliament, including staff and assistants working in political groups."

Are you #&^@#*&^ serious? ActiveSync then is and open protocol by your definition.

Yep. That is why it's being used in gov't institutions and that is why I believe I am being ripped off by Microsoft and have 0 shame in saying that I don't pay for their software a single penny. Every single other piece of software I own is legally obtained through.